booker
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With winter coming on I was thinking of something to do and decided to try ammo collecting. I picked up some different calibers here and there and was wondering if any members here collect?
Ammo
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turtlefoot
Headstamp Addict
I collect shotshell heads. I am trying to see just how many different headstamp/gauge combinations I can get along with as many different variations within the headstamp/gauge combos.
I am having a blast with this and I have learned SO MUCH! It's becoming a true obsession!
turtlefoot
Headstamp Addict
Are you collecting complete shells or just the empties?
Burien
Elite Member
Yeah, I keep my found brass. So far I have found a WWI ear .303 and several .32 blanks from a starter's pistol.
Voriax
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booker
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Great looking collection Voriax! Gives me an idea on how to display them.
Turtle I am going to look at complete rounds.
I found this site and looks to be a lot of help
http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/guide.htm
Turtle I am going to look at complete rounds.
I found this site and looks to be a lot of help
http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/guide.htm
McVizsla
Full Member
Paper shotgun shells
Just came in to possession this weekend of some boxes and shells in decent condition. 410, 10, 12, and 20 gauge. Gonna make a display at my bar in the basement as a tribute to bird dogs and bird hunting.
Just came in to possession this weekend of some boxes and shells in decent condition. 410, 10, 12, and 20 gauge. Gonna make a display at my bar in the basement as a tribute to bird dogs and bird hunting.
pennysaver
Junior Member
Colors on lead
What are the colors for on the lead projectiles?? Is is phoshorus??
What are the colors for on the lead projectiles?? Is is phoshorus??
SEABEE1931
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Black is for armor piercing and red for incindery, I think
beest
Elite Member
i only collect some small wwII shells which are free to collect, because permit is needed for collecting ammunition over here and i don't have one.
the ammo i do collect is blackpowder bullets like musketballs.
at your info
blue = Incendiary
red = Tracer
orange = Day tracer
black = AP (Armor Piercing)
silver = AP/Incendiary
green = Frangible
purple = Incendiary
yellow = High Pressure Test
the ammo i do collect is blackpowder bullets like musketballs.
at your info
blue = Incendiary
red = Tracer
orange = Day tracer
black = AP (Armor Piercing)
silver = AP/Incendiary
green = Frangible
purple = Incendiary
yellow = High Pressure Test
RickO
"In Memory of"
It is a fun hobby.... one I dabbled in, but just could not devote the time to do it properly. At the gun show in Puyallup, WA, there was a dealer that sold the old fully brass shotgun shells. They were really interesting. RickO
cfuller3
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I've got quite a collection. Still in boxes though. ;-)
Silversmith45
Elite Member
You're about thirty years to late. At the height of my gun collecting, I could have given you enough cartridges to start a nice collection. I also had a brass shotgun shell. I filled it full of lead and inserted it into the rear of a stock on a High Standard auto 12 gauge shotgun. It added weight, but the gun felt lighter, because it balanced out a whole lot better. Whoever has it now, probably doesn't even know that it's there.
booker
Forum Supporter
Dang Richard wish I had known about that
Voriax
Forum Supporter
Btw Booker, that display case I use is made by Riker: http://rikerdisplaycases.com/
A shadowbox/flocked tray combo. Really inexpensive, even in here and look pretty good
Voriax
A shadowbox/flocked tray combo. Really inexpensive, even in here and look pretty good
Voriax
